The novel Coronavirus has caused people to be forced to stay at home for weeks, months even. As a result, people have become avid cooks, whipping up all sorts of recipes. Some of these recipes or food hacks have even gone viral, thanks to TikTok.
Here is a list of some of the viral food trends that have gone viral thanks to Tiktok:
- Dalgona Coffee
A take on the classic latte, the Dalgona Coffee trend which originated from Korea quickly went viral on TikTok. What made this trend so popular is the gorgeous look presented by frothed or whipped coffee. For Instagram fanatics, this drink is the perfect drink to make your “gram” up to date with current trends.
Whipped drinks soon followed as a result of the craze after Dalgona Coffee. Users and cafe owners all over the world began putting their own twist on this whipped drink, thus making whipped drinks a very viral food trend during lockdown. Some variations included whipped strawberry milk, whipped nutella sundaes, and others. - Pancake cereal
Another viral food trend that went viral during lockdown because of TikTok is the pancake cereal trend. One user on TikTok came up with the brilliant idea of creating bite-sized or cereal sized pancakes, and making a pancake cereal topped with milk and maple syrup. Even celebrities got in on this viral food trend during lockdown, with the likes of Jason Derulo showing off his cooking skills on TikTok. - Nice cream
This is one food trend that leans on the healthier side. This viral food trend focuses on ways of turning normal fruits and milk into a variety of ice cream called nice cream. This trend once again went viral due to users mixing fruits such as blueberries, almond milk, and nuts to create a creamy healthy ice cream.
For individuals who still focus on living a healthy lifestyle, this trend is perfect for you as there are so many variations to try. - Baking frenzy
With everyone being forced to stay at home, supermarket shelves particularly the baking section started to look more and more empty as each day of lockdown passed. Why you may be wondering? Well because people really started to get their bake on.
A viral food trend during lockdown is the incessant need to bake, with many users trying their hands out at baking sourdough to banana bread to even baking cakes with intricate designs and flavors. Baking became one food trend that really took off and caused a shortage in supply of materials as demands became too high. - Mug Cake
The last viral food trend during lockdown on this list is a food trend that is oh so simple, and delicious. This is a food trend for cake lovers out there who love to eat cake but do not want to go through the hassle of having to bake a cake for hours.
The mug cake trend requires only a few basic ingredients and a few minutes in the microwave. There have been many variations of this trend on TikTok, ranging from chocolate mug cakes to Oreo mug cakes.
